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IEA's Didier Houssin: the world's energy future is not hopelesshttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2013/jun/06/iea-didier-houssin-energy-future
In the second of her series on clean energy, <strong>Lou del Bello</strong> talks to Didier Houssin of the International Energy Agency<p>As part of an institution that is raising the alarm about the future of the planet, you would expect Didier Houssin, director of sustainable energy policy at the <a href="http://www.iea.org/" title="">International Energy Agency (IEA)</a>, to be gloomy. &quot;Scaring people is not always a good strategy,&quot; he says. &quot;It's important to explain that there are solutions, the future is not hopeless.&quot; He concedes that the situation &quot;is not rosy&quot;, but &quot;there are some positive examples and we need to learn from them&quot;.</p><p>Some clean technologies are progressing fast, with developments in electric vehicles boding well for a decarbonised transportation system, for example, and people can make a big impact with some simple changes in their lifestyle. But the world's hunger for energy is still satisfied by coal, says Houssin, and without a more incisive switch to greener sources he believes the battle against climate change will be lost within less than a century.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2013/jun/06/iea-didier-houssin-energy-future">Continue reading...</a>Energy researchEnergyEnvironmentScienceEnergy efficiencyEthical and green livingEnergyTechnologyPhysicsFossil fuelsCoalWorld newsThu, 06 Jun 2013 14:36:17 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2013/jun/06/iea-didier-houssin-energy-futureHasan Jamali/APHoussin is putting his hope in a sharp decline of carbon emission by 2050, to avoid warming of up to 6C. Photograph: Hasan Jamali/APHasan Jamali/APHoussin is putting his hope in a sharp decline of carbon emission by 2050, to avoid warming of up to 6C. Photograph: Hasan Jamali/APLou Del Bello2013-06-06T14:36:17ZFear of nuclear power is out of all proportion to the actual risks | Melanie Windridgehttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2011/apr/04/fear-nuclear-power-fukushima-risks
Pollution from coal-fired power plants is responsible for more than 100,000 deaths per year, whereas the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant is unlikely to kill a single person<p>People are getting nervous about nuclear power in the wake of the problems at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, questioning whether nuclear power is a sensible option for energy production in light of the perceived risks.</p><p>It has been three weeks since the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. There have been problems at the Fukushima plant with cooling, gas explosions (not nuclear), and radiation leaks – all serious issues, but so far no one has died. The earthquake and tsunami have killed more than 10,000 people.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2011/apr/04/fear-nuclear-power-fukushima-risks">Continue reading...</a>Energy researchPhysicsScienceNuclear powerCoalFossil fuelsEnergyEnvironmentJapan disasterWorld newsFukushimaMon, 04 Apr 2011 11:40:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2011/apr/04/fear-nuclear-power-fukushima-risksWally Santana/APDespite Fukushima, nuclear power remains one of the safest and cleanest ways to generate power. Photograph: Wally Santana/APWally Santana/APA young boy is screened for radiation contamination before entering an evacuation center in Fukushima, Japan, Friday 1 April 2011. Radiation exceeding government safety limits had seeped into groundwater under a tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, according to the operator, but had not affected drinking supplies. Photograph: Wally Santana/APMelanie Windridge2011-04-04T11:40:00ZScience Weekly podcast: Our Evolutionary Agony Aunt, and alienshttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/audio/2010/feb/01/science-podcast-evolutionary-agony-aunt
Carole Jahme, the Guardian's evolutionary agony aunt, dishes out some advice; Dr Frank Drake says Earth is hiding from aliens; outrageous claims from a coal baron; and ginger dinosaurs <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/audio/2010/feb/01/science-podcast-evolutionary-agony-aunt">Continue reading...</a>ScienceEnvironmentThe KennedysMountainsBarack ObamaDinosaursRunningSpaceEvolutionCharles DarwinPsychologyCoalUS newsUS politicsMiningAlien lifeMon, 01 Feb 2010 00:13:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/audio/2010/feb/01/science-podcast-evolutionary-agony-auntPublic DomainChimpanzee wearing spectacles: Ask Carole Photograph: Public DomainPresented by Alok Jha and produced by Andy Duckworth2010-02-01T00:13:00Z